get back phrasal verb ( see also ↑ get )
1 . RETURN to return to a place:
I’ll talk to you when I get back.
get back to
He got back to the office just before lunchtime.
2 . DO SOMETHING AGAIN to start doing something again or talking about something again
get back to
Let’s get back to the main point of the discussion.
Well, I must get back to work.
get back into
Have you ever thought about getting back into teaching?
3 . BE IN A STATE AGAIN to change to a previous state or condition again
get back to
Life was beginning to get back to normal.
I couldn’t get back to sleep.
get back together
Do you think they’ll get back together (=start having a relationship again) ?
4 . GET SOMETHING AGAIN get something ↔ back to get something again after you have lost it or someone else has taken it:
Did you get your books back?
5 . PUNISH SOMEBODY get somebody back informal to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you
get somebody back for
I’ll get you back for this!